Hurlbert Surname
Approximately 2,461 people bear this surname
Hurlbert Surname Definition:
Nick 'a hurl-bat,' one who has shown powers in the old game of hurling. For full account, v. Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, pp. 98-9. The bat for hurling was called a 'clubbe' or 'hurle-batte' Probably, also, a familiar sobriquet of a cloth-beater or woolbeater; v.
Read More About This SurnameHurlbert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,142 | 1:169,215 | 17,125 |
| Canada | 298 | 1:123,643 | 12,947 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 780 | 1:64,383 | 7,014 |
Hurlbert (10) may also be a first name.
Hurlbert Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'a hurl-bat,' one who has shown powers in the old game of hurling. For full account, v. Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, pp. 98-9. The bat for hurling was called a 'clubbe' or 'hurle-batte' Probably, also, a familiar sobriquet of a cloth-beater or woolbeater; v. Beater. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Hurlbert.'
Robert Hurlebat. Riley's Memorials of London.
John Hurlebat, Close Rolls, 24 Edward III.
Robert Hurlebat, 15 Richard III: v. N. and Q., Jan. 24, 1857.
Thomas Hurlebatte, 15 Richard III: ibid.
John Hurlebatt, circa 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
W. H. Hurlbert figures in a correspondence with Mr. Chamberlain (Manchester Evening Mail, May 14, 1886).
(English) Army-Bright [Anglo-Saxon Herlebe(o)rht-Herl-, from, with diminutive suff. -l, here, army + be(o)rht, bright, glorious]
(English) Descendant of Hurlbert (army, bright); one proficient with a hurlebatte in the medieval game of hurling; one who used a hurlbat in combat.
HURLBAT: Halliwell, citing Howell, defines hurlebat as a kind of dart, which is clearly a misapprehension. I find the word in Boyer's English-French, and Ainsworth's Latin Dictionaries. The latter gives it as the equivalent of the classical ccesstus, and describes it as "a kind of club, or rather thong of leather, having plummets of lead fastened to it, used in boxing." But there was another implement of sport used in the time of Elizabeth for the game of ' hurling ' which was called the "clubbe or hurlebatte." For a description of hurling, see Hone's Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, pp. 98-99. This surname, like Shakespeare, Wagstaffe, &c., comes from some feat of strength on the part of the original bearer.
Hurlbert Demographics
Average Hurlbert Salary in
United States
$42,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hurlbert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hurlbert Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hurlbert occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hurlbert? popularity and diffusion
It is the 174,363rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,961,213 people. The last name Hurlbert is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hurlbert live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hurlbert is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,142 people, or 1 in 169,215. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.
Hurlbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hurlbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hurlbert surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hurlbert Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hurlbert surname are 25.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hurlbert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.81% less than the national average, earning $43,319 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurlberet | 94 | 0 | / |
| Heurlbert | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hurlbrt | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hurlber | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hurlburt | 88 | 5,697 | / |
| Hurlbirt | 88 | 16 | / |
| Herlbert | 88 | 3 | / |
| Harlbert | 88 | 1 | / |
| Horlbert | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hurlbart | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hurlbret | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hurlburtt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hearlbert | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hurliburt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Harrlbert | 82 | 0 | / |
| Heurlburt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Horlburt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hurlburd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Harlbret | 75 | 0 | / |
| Herlburt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Harlbart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Harlburt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heirlburt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Herlea Brito | 60 | 1 | / |
| Harrell-Perret | 55 | 1 | / |
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